Wednesday updates for San Antonio area

San Antonio’s Destinee Hooker, a former Longhorn, helped the U.S. women’s volleyball team take down China, ranked No. 3 in the world. Hooker had 22 points and Megan Hodge, playing in her first match of the Games, had 18.

Former Longhorns diver Troy Dumais earned his first Olympic medal in his fourth Summer Games, winning bronze with Kristian Ipsen in the 3-meter synchronized springboard event.

Canadian Julia Wilkinson, a former Texas A&M swimmer, fell in the semifinals in the women’s 100-meter freestyle. Aggie Liliana Ibanez, swimming for Mexico, did not advance out of the morning heats. In the women’s 200-meter breaststroke heats, Jamaica’s Alia Atkinson, also of Texas A&M, did not advance to the afternoon semifinals.

Silver Stars guard Becky Hammon had eight points, six assists and four rebounds for Russia, which squeaked past Great Britain 67-61 in women’s basketball pool play. Russia moved to 3-0, while the British fell to 0-3 in their first Olympics.

“We’re just happy to crawl out of here with a win,” Hammon said after the game. “We want to continue to improve. Our two toughest opponents are still ahead of us in pool play.”

In men’s soccer, Mexico advanced to the quarterfinals after winning its pool 2-0-1.